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Ok so what bait cant you live without? I am in Northern NJ. I fish lakes, streams and ponds. Temps should be in the 50's in april. I bought Berkley powerbait. The scents/flavors are Salmon peach, Yellow, and corn yellow. I also bought pautzkeys green lable balls o' fire salmon eggs. What else should I get to make sure I canget my limit?
ETA: I forgot to add that I only fish for rainbow trout.
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Some days it's hard to beat a good old fashioned worm.
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We have some poor worms in our backyard. They are very fast and break to easily. I will try to use them again  .
Thank you for the tip
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worm will never let you down
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Been using worms for 13 years but never caught my limit. Just bought those berkley salmon eggs to try them out .
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When I was a kid I found a place that would buy worms. So I gave myself a job for the summer pulling worms at night. One trick I found was to grab the worm and then just keep a little pressure on it until it lets go for a second to get a better grip. As soon as you feel it relax pull quickly and it will usually pop right out.[  ]
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Awesome tip! Thanks. We have a lot of rocks and slates. Last year I found at least 200 worms. We caught some trout,catfish and crappies. I love experimenting with new baits and lures.
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For Rainbows here Powerbait is what a vast majority of us use. Also seen guys using the marshmallows but I have no personal experience with them. I usually grab all sorts of colors and see what they are particularly hitting at that time/day. I prefer any of the glitter included Powerbaits.
A big smash here last year was Mini-Mites jigs with a wax worm. Threw that on a slip bobber setup and absolutely crushed them. Once again gotta experiment with different colors.
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a worm is hard to beat for rainbows. i also tend to do well with panther martins mepps spinners and size seven rapalas. in various colors but we have some pretty aggresive fish here in idaho.
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I like the worm a lot. But ive found that the white and/or yellow power eggs can outfish the worm consistently.
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it may sound crazy but i catch most of my trout mainly brookies and rainbows on wax worms with a small hook.
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Green Powerbait is my favorite. use it in semi murky waters. works good in warmer lakes around 70-80 degree water in the summer. But if it doesn't work then back to the worm for me.
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I was never a big fan of, what I call sit and get. Can't compare with most of the live/power bait options you have out there, but there are some great lures/flys as well for some good cast action.
Kastmasters are by far one of the best that I have seen.
Swedish Pimple has also produced some good trout as well.
For trolling, and I couldn't belive the luck I had, I saw that reef runners early season did great for me. Never thought in a million years that Reef Runners diving to 10 to 15 feet would work.
I also use bubble bobbers with 3 foot leader and a few assorted flys. The anatamoy of picking flys due to season,spawn,water, etc. etc. is a pain to me though.
Panther Martins,Mepps,Roster Tails also work most of the time.
Maybe these few casting lures might help you out if your just in the mode for some casting.
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I agree with the worm. Nothing beats a worm. minnows work really well to but i use them on the river. red devil red and white spoons work really well or hammer brass, silver. Try new things you might be suprised on what you find works. I recently discovered that egale claw makes these snelled hooks with a couple of beads and a colorado blade on it. the silver seem to work really well so yeah give her heck.
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we use shiner minows and rapalas here in idaho those work great[fishin]
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It really depends on whether you target wild or stocked trout....
Berkelely Powerbait really only works on freshly stocked trout. If you're going after wild or resident trout, worms are usually best.
With that said, if they are freshly stocked, rainbow colored powerbait is killer. Ball up just enough to float the hook, put a split shot a foot or so up the line, and cast out, and let it sit for a bit. Remember, for any kind of trout fishing, use small hooks. Size 8 single hooks work great for just about anything.
If your fishing worms, how you fish pretty much depends on whether you want to fish in a lake, or a stream. In a stream, you'll want a small split shot, and the same tiny hook you use for powerbait. Bounce it along the bottom, but don't pin it to the bottom. If your not getting hung up occassionally, your probably not deep enough.
If your lake or pond fishing, use a bobber, and fish around cover, structure etc. Usually, you'll want to put the bobber 2 to 3 feet above the worm. Also, for any application, a half nightcrawler, or a whole red worm or garden worm is perfect. Also you might want to consider trying smaller spinners. A size 0 Mepp's is a good place to start. Reel it in just fast enough to turn the spinner blade. They work well in both lakes and streams.
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well it bepends the trout magnet works awsome but i am still partial to waxworms works any and every time
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wax worms gotto be the best all around live bait there is...for every species any time of year..trout do love em to..
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for me its making my own bait it involves velveeta chese garlic and some other secret stuff
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This is the opinion of one author.
Spinners - Spinners are an effective bait to use for trout. As a general rule, you want to stick with small spinners. If you're fishing for really large trout you can use really large spinners, but as a general rule use fairly small spinners when fishing for trout 1/16 to 3/8 ounce spinners are good sizes to start with. Have an assortment of sizes available, and experiment to find the most productive size for any given day. The same rule applies to the colors of the spinner. Experimentation is the key. Darker colors such as black and brown have always seemed like the most productive for me personally. I also prefer gold spinners. Some quality spinners are made by both Rooster Tail and Blue Fox.
Salmon Eggs - Salmon eggs can be a great bait for this type of fishing, especially in the spring of the year for Rainbow Trout. Most Rainbow trout spawn in the spring of the year, and eat each others eggs. This is a great time to use salmon eggs as bait. Rigging them on a set of gang hooks and allowing your eggs to flow naturally with the current of a river or stream is a great trout fishing tactic.
Worms - Worms are an extremely good bait for trout fishing. Both live and synthetic worms (such as Berkley Power Worms) are very effective. As a matter of fact I've had situations where Power Worms are more effective than live worms. The most effective way to rig a worm is a set of gang hooks, and the most effective way to carry live worms while trout fishing is a JRW Bait Bag. The bait bag means that your worms are always at your fingertips, rather than in your fishing vest somewhere. This is a huge time saver. If you want to know what to use for trout fishing, worms are a great place to start.
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